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1 Sullivans Round Leather
thonging, $3, Lincra. 2 Tea
Rose 24/15 paint, POA,
Bauwerk Colour. 3 Weitzner
Allegory Sunbrella fabric in
Mineral, POA, South Pacifi c
Fabrics. 4 Corfu polyester
fabric in Asphalt, $26/m²,
Warwick Fabrics. 5 Muro 41
porcelain tile in Silver, $170/
m², Di Lorenzo Tiles. 6 Porters
brass hook, $18, The Society
Inc. 7 Brushed brass handle
with jute rope, $28, Hepburn
Hardware. 8 Wash & Wear 101
Barrier Technology paint in
Watermelon Milk Half, $41/L,
Dulux. 9 Prestige Connector
Cap Nuts in Electro Brass, $4/
set of four, Bunnings. 10
Architect Collection White
Smoked American oak timber,
$140/m², Royal Oak Floors.11 Monkey Fist jute drawer
pulls, $20/each, The Society
Inc. 12 Pebble porcelain bowl
in Dust, $35, Mud Australia.
13 Torello 0095 bu alo hide,
POA, Spinneybeck. 14 Belgian
Glacier sisal in Grey, $150/m²,
The Natural Floorcovering
Centres. 15 Jane Churchill
Fontane linen-cotton fabric in
Pewter, POA, Domus Textiles.
16 Sailor jute drawer pull, $15,
The Society Inc. 17 Batik Misty
porcelain tile in Grey, $100/m²,
Di Lorenzo Tiles. 18 Jarman
cotton fabric in Storm 7, POA,
Elliott Clarke. 19 Wash & Wear
101 Barrier Technology paint
in Coastal Dri , $41/L, Dulux.
20 Soleil Bleu Bakio fabric,
POA, Seneca Textiles. 21 Jane
Churchill Jive cotton fabric in
Stone, POA, Domus Textiles.you’ll be able to refi ne and redesign trouble spots in
your home. Along the way I’ll share small changes you
can make on a seasonal basis to give your home a
fresh new look.
Right now, my sights are set on my beach house and
what I can do to revive it so it can be rented out over
summer. It’s a fi ve-bedroom, two-storey, half brick-
half fi bro holiday let a couple of hours south of Sydney,
with ocean views in a place that has the whitest sand
in the world. That sand will be the inspiration for the
decor, starting with light and bright washed-out
timber fl oors. Easycraft’s Easyvj panels will be used
throughout to give the interiors a relaxed and layered
beach feel, with fi replaces installed to help through
the winter months.
The interior scheme will be as simple as possible
with a palette of desaturated greys and grey-based soft
pastels, like petrol blue, duck egg and soft pink.
Sofas will be a mix of feather-fi lled linen and rustic
timber, with leather for contrast and relaxed low-
maintenance style. The furniture will need to be easy
to care for as, being a holiday rental, it will see a lot of
wear and tear. Washable and removable covers are a
must, as are surfaces that can simply be sprayed and
wiped clean.
I’m really looking forward to dressing the bedrooms
with crumpled and coloured linen sheets from the
likes of Sheridan or Aura by Tracie Ellis. I also have
my eye on some of the chambray sheets by Sheridan
for a less ‘un-ironed’ option. I’ve recently discovered
cushions by Eadie Lifestyle that have the perfect
beachside look – soft and feather-fi lled but not puffy or
overstuffed – in relaxed linen colours.
Floorboards will be oak, its soft macadamia colour
being the perfect base. Add to this some large, textured
sisal rugs and I’ll have a great, cost-effective and non-
fussy base for each room. There will be aged and/or
oiled brass fi xtures and a lot of natural, weathered-oak
coloured timber to create that soft and informal feel.
With all of this, the house should feel like the perfect
beach getaway for us, and others, to enjoy. #The palette
GREY-BASED PASTELS WITH SISAL, WOOD, LEATHER AND BRASS.There are fundamentals at
play in all good design and
these will underpin any great
interior – and help overcome
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